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Book cover: Picking apples
Michael refuses to help his classmates pick apples during a field trip until his teacher, Mrs. Connor, finds the apple that is just right for him.
Book cover: The hunter
"It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die. Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He's found it, more or less: he's built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he's gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places. But then Trey's long-absent father reappears, bringing along an English millionaire and a scheme...
Book cover: My leaf book
"A young girl visits a park in the autumn to collect fallen leaves. She identifies various trees by the shapes of their leaves and pastes her collection into her own leaf book"--
Book cover: The complete autumn & winter cookbook
"Celebrate the season with this treasure trove of cozy cooking and baking recipes, from soul-warming soups and simple dinners to showstoppers and weekend projects"--
Book cover: Boo stew
When one of her culinary concoctions takes on a life of its own, Curly Locks must save the townspeople of Toadsuck Swamp from the mean Scares by using her smarts and unique talents.
Book cover: Ana cultiva manzanas =
Annie the apple farmer saves her most beautiful apples to sell fresh at the farmers' market.
Book cover: Fox Creek
Cork O'Conner tries to find his wife, who had accompanied a mysterious stranger, Dolores Morriseau, on a visit to the ancient Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux, before a group of mercenaries in pursuit of Dolores can track them down.
Book cover: How big could your pumpkin grow?
"Playing with concepts of size and scale, giant pumpkins decorate some of America's most famous landmarks and landscapes."--
Book cover: Thug Kitchen 101.
Shares easy plant-based recipes, including roasted rutabaga wedges, chickpea and green chile soup, dan dan noodles, and coconut pralines.
Book cover: 100 morning treats
"From the beloved author of 100 Cookies, this baking book featuring 100 breakfast treats: muffins, scones, quick breads, savories, and pastries. For bakers of every stripe, breakfast lovers, or those who like a treat with their tea, 100 Morning Treats is the go-to sourcebook for 100 sweet and savory morning-themed recipes"--
Book cover: The Briar Club
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era"--
Book cover: Thukpa for all
After blind child Tsering invites his friends and neighbors over to enjoy his grandmother's noodle soup, the power goes out before the cooking has even started, threatening the whole event.
Book cover: Wholesome bowls
Provides over ninety recipes for bowl meals designed for mindful eating, including such recipes as Turkish eggs with spicy sesame drizzle, chicken fajita bowls, vegan sweet potato and chili brownies, and roasted celeriac and mushroom soup.
Book cover: Triple cross
Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families—and who will next be coming for the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence. Cross and Sampson aren’t the only ones investigating. Also in on this most intriguing case is the world’s bestselling true-crime author, who sees patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull, calls the Family Man murders the perfect crime story. He believes the killer may never be caught. Cross knows there is no perfect crime. And he’s going to hunt down...
Book cover: Sour apple
The only one left on the tree during apple-picking season, apple, feeling insecure to the core, takes us on a funny, yet relatable, survey of all the things he could've become if only someone had picked him.
Book cover: Fresh pasta at home
Offers over one hundred fresh pasta recipes using more than a dozen different doughs, including spaghetti al limone, gnocchi with fontina sauce, cheese ravioli with pumpkin cream sauce, wild mushroom lasagna, and three-cheese manicotti.
Book cover: Pie camp
The James Beard Award-nominated Pie Camp instructor presents a follow-up to Art of the Pie that shares expert insights into pie foundations, troubleshooting and mix-and-matching crusts with fillings, providing gluten-free options and one dozen master-level recipes.
Book cover: The complete slow cooker
Offers recipes for dishes, from appetizers to desserts, that can be made in a slow cooker, including key lime pie, spicy Korean beef stew, and creamy crab dip.
Book cover: Good lookin' cookin'
Music legend Dolly Parton and her sister Rachel share their prized dishes and family stories in recipes sorted by months of the year including Barbecue Spare Ribs, Slaw of Many Colors, Watermelon Fruit Salad, Mac and Cheese and Strawberry Shortcake.
Book cover: Colorado's best hikes for fall colors
"For eight weeks every fall, the trees of Colorado put on a breathtaking display of color. The gold, orange, and red of aspen trees contrast with white, snow-covered mountains and bluebird skies, and temperatures cool off, making fall a magical time to get outdoors. This guidebook offers hikers the best 45 trails in Colorado for noteworthy beauty--without summer’s crowds or traffic--along with a sense of adventure"--
Book cover: Goodbye summer, hello autumn
"In a simple, evocative conversation with nature, a young girl witnesses how the season changes from summer to autumn"--
Book cover: The strange
When the Silence comes, stopping all communication and shipments from Earth to its colonies on Mars, fourteen-year-old Annabelle Crisp, in 1931, New Galveston, Mars, sets off through the wastelands of the Strange to exact revenge on the man responsible for destroying her family.
Book cover: Red leaf, yellow leaf
A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.
Book cover: You like it darker
"'You like it darker? Fine, so do I,' writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,' and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel...
Book cover: Murder in the tea leaves
"A movie director's death on set at a haunted manor launches Theodosia Browning into an electrifying investigation in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Theodosia and Drayton were expecting a mellow break from the bustle at the Indigo Tea Shop while catering a film, until the director ropes Theodosia into a role as a fortune teller. At the haunted Brittleback Manor, Theodosia's character will read tea leaves and give a bitter prediction. But when it's time for her close-up, the lights flash and the movie director spasms on the floor until he is dead. Amid the...
Book cover: Radiant heat
"When a catastrophic wildfire suddenly rips through a woman's hometown, she thinks she is lucky to have survived...until she finds a dead woman in her driveway, clutching a piece of paper with her name on it.... Alison is alive. She rode out the fire on the damp tiles of her bathroom, her entire body swaddled in a wet woolen blanket. The flames crackled around her, the bitter char of eucalyptus settling in the back of her throat. The wildfire devastated the Victoria countryside she calls home, and when Alison creeps out of her hiding place, she spots a soot-covered cherry...
Book cover: Little Elliot, fall friends
Elliot the little elephant and his best friend, Mouse, play hide-and-seek during an autumn vacation in the countryside.
Book cover: The house is on fire
Told from the perspectives of four people whose actions changed the course of history, this masterful work of historical fiction takes readers back to 1811 Richmond, Virginia, where, on the night after Christmas, the city's only theater burned to the ground, tearing apart a community.
Book cover: Penguin and Pumpkin
Curious about what fall is like in places that are not always white, Penguin and his friends fly to a pumpkin farm and bring back a surprise for Penguin's brother, Pumpkin, who couldn't come with them.
Book cover: Pumpkin pie spice cookbook
"From homey baked goods to delicious savory dishes, fragrant pumpkin pie spice blend imparts yummy flavor to such recipes as: spicy pie smoothie, sweet potato fritters, spicy apple cheesecake, spiced flapjacks, autumn chili, spicy pumpkin-coconut bisque, black bean mole burgers, spice-rubbed roasted veggies, spicy ketchup; and more! Includes five pumpkin pie spice recipes."--from cover, page [4].
Book cover: Love is kind
On his quest to find the perfect gift for his grandmother's birthday, Little Owl discovers the real meaning of love.
Book cover: Pumpkins!
Presents a history of pumpkins, how they are grown, their nutritional value, and recipes using pumpkin.
Book cover: Fall leaf project
Mrs. Connor's first grade class decides to send colorful fall leaves to students in another state where the leaves do not change color.
Book cover: Evergreen
To deliver her mother’s delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!
Book cover: The fall festival
Little Critter and his family celebrate fall by going to the Fall Festival, where they drink apple cider, go on a hay ride, and play horseshoes.
Book cover: The women
"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as...
Book cover: Apples and pumpkins
In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins.
Book cover: Herbie's big adventure
When his mother sends Herbie the young hedgehog out on his first big foraging adventure, a big wind sweeps him far from home.
Book cover: A very big fall
"Life as a leaf is pretty sweet. The weather is pleasant, the view is fine, and everything just feels fresh. But when autumn breezes begin to blow, adventurous Birch, nervous Oak, and grumpy Maple each have their own way of facing the new crispness in the air. The squirrels take pleasure in warning the leaves about the transformations to come: New colors! And more...an actual fall"--
Book cover: Apple picking day!
"A family spends a day at an apple orchard"--
Book cover: Autumn
"In many parts of the United States, the leaves change color and the air grows cooler in autumn. Other parts of the world see autumn happen in this way too! Animals collect food for winter and make their homes ready for hibernation or simply a place to shelter when it's colder. Emerging readers will love this simple introduction to the many facets of the fall season"--Publisher.
Book cover: Hedgehugs
Hattie is unhappy that trees are losing their leaves, but Horace and a squeaky new friend show her how much fun autumn can be.
Book cover: Veo el otoño
Illustrations and rhyming text show what makes autumn special, from colorful leaves and pumpkins to Halloween and Thanksgiving festivities.
Book cover: Little tree
Little Tree is very happy in the forest, where he is surrounded by other little trees and his leaves keep him cool in the heat of summer, but when autumn comes and the other trees drop their leaves, Little Tree cannot be persuaded to let his go, even after they wither and turn brown.
Book cover: A waffle lot of murder
"While the first hints of autumn grace Boggy Creek, Florida, and Gia promotes her irresistible pumpkin spice waffles, she gets roped into the Haunted Town Festival, a spooky celebration held on deserted farmlands. The desolate area conjures plenty of eerie vibes at night, and Gia and her best friend, Savannah, discover the event organizer's body buried in the nearby woods. More alarming, the local rumor mill says the woman's shady dealings may have egged someone into sending her to an early grave. Now, there's no shortage of creepy clues to feast on as Gia and her pals try to stop...
Book cover: Burner
"In the latest thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series, Court Gentry is sent on a mission by a person he doesn't trust to snatch a target he can't stand from the clutches of Russian assassins he can't defeat...and those are the upsides of the job. Alex Velesky is in a world of trouble. He has the key that can unlock the truth behind a web of illicit payments the Russians have spread around the globe. The money is used to subvert governments, pay off politicians and bankroll terrorist groups--among other things. Incredibly powerful forces...
Book cover: Dead fall
America's top spy is sent to war-torn Ukraine after a Russian military unit comprised of violent, insane criminals conscripted from their worst prisons and mental asylums goes rogue.
Book cover: What time the Sexton's spade doth rust
"Flavia de Luce has taken on the mentorship of her odious, moon-faced cousin Undine, who has come to live at Buckshaw following the death of her mother. Undine's main talent, aside from cultivating disgusting habits, seems to be raising Flavia's dander, although in her best moments she shows potential for trespassing, trickery, and other assorted mayhems. When Major Greyleigh, a local recluse and former hangman, is found dead from a breakfast of poisonous mushrooms, suspicion falls on the de Luce family's longtime cook, Mrs. Mullet. After all, wasn't it she who picked the mushrooms, cooked the omelette, and served it...
Book cover: The city tree
"A newly planted sidewalk tree in the city transforms the neighborhood as residents nurture it through the seasons"--
Book cover: Anything's pastable
"The innovative James Beard Award-winning podcaster who changed the way you think about pasta shapes with his invention of the viral sensation cascatelli now does the same for pasta sauces in this fun and charmingly obsessive cookbook"--
Book cover: The scandalous confessions of Lydia Bennet, witch
"A sparkling, witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesome and-according to her-much-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia. In this exuberant reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Lydia Bennet puts pen to paper to relate the real events and aftermath of the classic story from her own perspective. Some facts are well known: Mrs. Bennet suffers from her nerves; Mr. Bennet suffers from Mrs. Bennet, and all five daughters suffer from an estate that is entailed only to male heirs. But Lydia also suffers from entirely different concerns: her best-loved sister Kitty is really a...
Book cover: Fresh flavors for the slow cooker
"Fresh Flavors for the Slow Cooker is filled with slow-simmered main dishes, plus 35 recipes for sauces and sides, that replace canned ingredients with fresh vegetables, boost flavor with aromatic herbs and spices, and feature a tantalizing array of global tastes in dishes that span the menu. Whether you're feeding a family or entertaining a crowd, each recipe highlights prep work that can be knocked out days in advance, making serving meals worthy of every occasion easy and delicious"--
Book cover: Look what I did with a leaf!
Provides examples of different kinds of animals that can be made out of leaves and suggests various uses for the finished product.
Book cover: The leaves on the trees
Follows a group of children as they enjoy the sights and smells of fall, including the crunchy leaves and those that have changed color.
Book cover: Full of fall
Simple text and photographs explore the science behind the transformation that trees undergo in the fall.
Book cover: Instant Pot cookbook
Presents sixty recipes using an Instant Pot, including such offerings as winter root vegetable soup, chicken tagine, ginger and soy short ribs, and Cuban-style beef.
Book cover: Purely pumpkin
Collects recipes for beverages, soups and salads, main dishes, and snacks and desserts that feature pumpkin, offering a guide to the heirloom varieties available.
Book cover: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
At Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, Tuesdays are the new Saturdays. That means every Tuesday Nights recipe delivers big, bold flavors, but the cooking is quick and easy--simple enough for the middle of the week. Kimball and his team of cooks and editors search the world for straightforward techniques that deliver delicious dinners in less time. Here they present more than 200 solutions that will transform your weeknight cooking, showing how to make simple, healthy, delicious meals using pantry staples and just a few other ingredients. Here are some of the fresh, inventive meals that come together in minutes: Miso-Ginger Chicken...
Book cover: The pioneer woman cooks
"A new cookbook on fast dinners by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ree Drummond"--
Book cover: The leaf thief
Squirrel enjoys looking at the beautiful, colorful leaves, but everyday more and more disappear which makes him think someone is stealing them. Includes information on seasonal leaf loss in autumn.
Book cover: Dance like a leaf
"As her grandmother's health declines, a young girl begins to take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions"--
Book cover: The night the river wept
"Arlene has lived in a small town on the edge of nowhere Georgia her whole life. Now married to her long-time high school sweetheart, Tommy, Arlene is itching to start a family and become the mother she always dreamed of being. But that's proving more difficult than she thought, and Arlene is desperate to find something to do to keep her mind off things--and get some distance from her husband, who is increasingly getting on her nerves. As the summer gives way to a chilly, lonesome fall up in the mountains of northern Georgia, she takes a part-time job bagging...
Book cover: Three-inch teeth
When the outlaw he locked up years ago is released from prison, determined to exact revenge on the six people who sent him away, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, with a grizzly bear on a rampage, soon discovers he's one of those six people.
Book cover: Fall crafts across cultures
"Fall is a season of celebration! Join the fun with thirteen festive crafts that celebrate holidays from around the world. Create yarn apples for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. Mix soothing slime to mark World Mental Health Day. It's always the season for crafting!"--
Book cover: The Pioneer Woman cooks
The author shares homespun stories on adjusting to life on a ranch in the country and offers a number of recipes, including cowboy calzones, ribeye steak with whiskey cream sauce, Patsy's blackberry cobbler, and Iny's prune cake.
Book cover: Thankful
"Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings"--
Book cover: Martha Stewart's slow cooker
A treasury of practical and satisfying slow-cooker recipes designed to make the most of the slow cooker's conveniences shares step-by-step, photographed instructions for preparing an array of soups, stews, roasts, desserts and more.
Book cover: A pile of leaves
Each clear acetate page features a single element in the leaf pile, though some are not leaves at all! As readers turn the pages, the leaf pile is deconstructed piece by piece on the right side, and reconstructed on the left. Younger readers will enjoy the seek-and-find aspect of the hidden objects, while older readers might experiment by adding their own images between the pages. A key at the back provides the names of each kind of leaf shown.
Book cover: The Red Grove
"When her mother goes missing, a young woman uncovers the secrets beneath her protected community"--
Book cover: Amara's farm
A young girl named Amara asks readers to help her search for pumpkins on her farm in preparation for a potluck with her friends, in this joyful celebration of cool-weather fruits and vegetables.
Book cover: The pho cookbook
Author Andrea Nguyen first tasted pho in Vietnam as a child, sitting at a Saigon street stall with her parents. That experience sparked a lifelong love of the iconic noodle soup, long before it became a cult food item in the United States. Here Andrea dives deep into pho's lively past, visiting its birthplace and then teaching you how to successfully make it at home. Options range from quick weeknight cheats to impressive weekend feasts with broth and condiments from scratch, as well as other pho rice noodle favorites. Over fifty versatile recipes, including snacks, salads, companion dishes, and vegetarian...
Book cover: First prize pies
Collects inventive recipes for a variety of pies such as root beer float pie, bourbon-ginger pecan pie, and chocolate lavender pie, with instructions for different crusts, including classic, vegan, gluten-free, and chocolate cookie crust.
Book cover: An A-Z of pasta
"This is the story of pasta. Here award-winning food writer Rachel Roddy has lived and cooked in Rome for over a decade. She has spent years browsing bucolic Italian markets, cooking with fresh and seasonal vegetables, discovering cheeses, and perfecting the art of making Italy's favorite food: pasta. Now, she has condensed everything she's learned about pasta in a practical, alphabetical, highly entertaining collection of pasta and pasta sauce recipes that will ensure authentic Italian meals and take your pasta dishes to the next level. In this cookbook, you will learn the many ways to pair pasta shapes with sauce,...
Book cover: I'm a little pumpkin
In a variation of the nursery rhyme "I'm a little teapot, " pumkins and animal friends celebrate all the things they love about fall.
Book cover: Dinner in one
Collects one hundred simple one-pan, one-pot, or one-sheet recipes that minimize clean-up times, including such dishes as miso-glazed salmon with roasted sugar snap peas, cheesy meatball parm with spinach, and gingery coconut noodles with shrimp and greens.
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